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James 4:8-9 KJV
James · chapter 4 · verses 8–9 · King James Version
8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.James 4:8-9 · King James Version
James 4:8-9 in context
6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Cross references
- Psalms 145:18
- Hebrews 10:22
- Malachi 3:7
- Zechariah 1:3
- Isaiah 55:6-7
- 2 Chronicles 15:2
- Jeremiah 4:14
- Hosea 6:1-2
- 2 Corinthians 7:10-11
- Matthew 5:4
- Luke 6:25
- Proverbs 14:13
Key words (Strong's)
- afflictedtalaipōreōto toil heavily, to endure labours and hardships, to be afflicted, to feel afflicted and…G5003 →
- laughtergelōslaughterG1071 →
- mourningpenthosmourningG3997 →
- Cleansekatharizōto make clean, cleanse, from physical stains and dirt, utensils, food, a leper, to…G2511 →
- sinnershamartōlosdevoted to sin, a sinner, not free from sin, pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked, all…G268 →
- purifyhagnizōceremonially, to make pure, purify, cleanse, morallyG48 →
- heartskardiathe heart, that organ in the animal body which is the centre of the circulation of the…G2588 →
- turnedmetastrephōto turn around, turn aroundG3344 →
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